placater

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Reporters interviewed a leading samisen manufacturer of Tokyo, found him smiling toothily behind gold-rimmed spectacles, willing to admit that he was the prime mover for the erection of the dog & cat placater.

From Time Magazine Archive

A principal, as it turns out, is part educator, part psychologist, part parent placater, part cop, part coach and part janitor.

From Time Magazine Archive